Macau Open 2024: Kidambi wins first round, Sumeeth-Sikki ...

FILE PHOTO: Kidambi Srikanth in action. | Photo Credit: PTI

India’s Kidambi Srikanth defeated Israel’s Daniil Dubovenko 21-14, 21-15 in the men’s singles first-round match at the Macau Open on Wednesday.

In the mixed doubles round of 32, Sumeeth Reddy/Sikky Reddy beat Malaysian duo Loo Bing Kun/Ho Lo Ee 24-22, 10-21, 21-13. Rohan Kapoor/Ruthvika Shivani, however, put up a strong fight against Ruttanapak Oupthong/Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat but lost 23-21, 24-22.

In the women’s singles round of 32, Tanya Hemath lost to Liang Ting Yu 18-21, 19-21. Anupama Upadhyaya fell short in the last game and lost to Riko Gunji 12-21, 22-20, 7-21 while Isharani Baruah struggled against Chinese qualifier Wu Luo Yu, losing 7-21, 15-21.

However, former world junior number one Tasnim Mir beat compatriot Devika Sihag 15-21, 21-18, 22-20 to secure her spot in the next round of women’s singles.

Mithun Manjunath was defeated by Huang Yu Kai 12-21, 15-21 in a round of 32 match in the men’s singles. Meanwhile, Ayush Shetty beat fellow countryman Alap Mishra in straight games. (21-13, 21-5).

Chirag Sen was defeated by second seed Ng Ka Long Angus of Hong Kong, losing 12-21, 17-21 while Sameer Verma took the first game but eventuially lost to Wang Zheng Xing 21-18, 11-21, 13-21.

S.Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian lost 21-14, 10-21, 21-12 to Thailand’s Pakkapon Teeraratsakul in the round of 32.

In the women’s doubles round of 32, Chinese duo Ding Ke Yun and Yi Luo eased past Indian pair Apoorva Gahlawat and Sakshi Gahlawat, beating them 21-3, 21-10. Gadde Ruthvika Shivani and Sikki Reddy lost 17-21, 19-21 to Chinese Taipei’s Nicole Gonzales Chan and Chun Yun Yang.